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How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
Here is my best description of how to change out your clutch, in a complete tear down/rebuild of the whole process!!
First off you gotta take off your shifter knob and shifter boot.The shifter knob simply unscrews, and the plastic surrounding the boot pops off.Disconnect the cigarette lighterbyun-clipping it (no i didnt do this, but i would reccommend doing it) . Underneath all this you will find 2 bolts connecting the shifter handle and the base of the shifter assembly. Unbolt the shifter handle and set to the side. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00208.jpg anther pic of the shifter handle below http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00209.jpg Disconnect the positive and negative battery cables from the terminals. (this was taken before i took the positive off) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00210.jpg Lift your car in the air then takeunbolt the the factory Y pipefrom the exhaust manifolds. Passanger side below http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00212.jpg Drivers side below http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00211.jpg Then unbolt it from the Y connection, or from the dual split( like I did) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00216.jpg http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00213.jpg a couple shots below of the factory exhaust manifolds after the pipes are taken out.(passanger side first, Drivers side lower of the 2) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00215.jpg http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00214.jpg Don't forget to unclip the O2 sensors on both sides and the Speedo sensor. drivers side below http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00117.jpg passanger side below (good shot of the drain/fill plugs) Then take out the 4 bolts that connect the driveshaft to the rear differential. Make sure and make a mark on the driveshaft and the rear axle so you can line it up again when you are done. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00217.jpg The driveshaft at the transmission side below http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00218.jpg Then slide out the driveshaft from the transmission, make sure to angle UPthe side that goes into the transmission, or a little fluid will leak out. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00219.jpg Below is a shot of where the driveshaft connects to the rear end. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00221.jpg Use a transmission plug so no tranny fluid leaks out where the driveshaft came from.(the black piece of plastic sticking out of the rear of the transmission) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00220.jpg Next unscrew the starter from the passanger side of the tranny. It has 2 bolts. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00134.jpg Take the clutch cable dust shield(inspectionshield)off, and remove the safety clip, and then thecable from the clutch fork, and pull all of it through the bellhousing hole. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00133.jpg Unbolt the transmission from the bell housing. After this take off the transmission support brace that holds the driveshaft end of the transmission up to the bottom of the car. Passanger side view below. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00222.jpg Drivers side view below http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00223.jpg Get a transmission jack and place it under the transmission. Then slowly slide the transmission out and down and either leave it on the jack or place on a table. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00135.jpg Pic as the transmission starts to slide out. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00224.jpg Making sure the shifter clears the bottom of the car http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00225.jpg Transmission out and on the shop table(pictured below). http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00119.jpg After this unbolt the bellhousing from the engine. (pictured above on the left hand side. It only weighs like 8 or 9 lbs) Next unbolt the pressure plate, and set it, and the clutch disc to the side. (bottom of pic above) The bellhousing and clutch fork with the old throw out bearing removed. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00120.jpg Unbolt the flywheel from the engine and set aside, dont forget to either get the flywheel resurfaced or buy a new one.(old one pictured below) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00121.jpg Get a hooked slide hammer and take out the old Pilot bearing (biggest PITA with the whole job) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00122.jpg and replace with a new Pilot bearing , hammer in with a block of wood between the bearing and the hammer to prevent damage to the bearing. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00127.jpg Install the resurfaced(or new)flywheel being carefull not to touch any shiney surface. (haynes manual has specs for torquing bolts) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00128.jpg New SPEC Stage 1 Clutch kit!!!! http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00123.jpg Bolt on the new pressure plate and clutch disc. Use the allignment tool to make sure the clutch disk stays in the center. (torque down to specs) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00129.jpg Before putting the bellhousing and clutch fork back on run them both through a parts washer.and grease the pivot ball(VERY IMPORTANT) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00230.jpg Bolt on the bell housing, with the clutch fork (after you greasethepivot ball), and new throw-out bearing put on. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00132.jpg With the transmission on the table take out the 4 bolts that go to the Bearing retainer sleeve. You have to pry it off with a flathead screwdriver. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00226.jpg Picture with the Retainer sleeve off. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00227.jpg Put a small bead of Ultra Black UTV Silicone on the inner ring of the new retainer sleeve(on the side that gets bolted to the transmission) and bolt the new sleeve to the transmission(do NOT overtighen, it is alluminum!!!). Also apply a thin amount of grease or lubricant to the retainer sleeve before putting back up into car.(look closely i did!!) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00228.jpg OOOOHHHHHHHH Shiney new TO bearing :-) http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...2/DSC00229.jpg Slide the transmission back into the bellhousing and through the center of the new clutch disc and pressure plate(after you take out the plastic allignment tool. Bolt the tra |
RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
damn man, NICE write up, very detailed. im sure jeff or somebody will put this up top..oh and you get a nifty little contributer tag..lol. good job man, thanks for takin the time to do it.
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RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
awesome write-up i think we have a sticky!
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RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
Well I'll be damned, now I know I'll never be able to do this myself.
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RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
ORIGINAL: cominus Well I'll be damned, now I know I'll never be able to do this myself. |
RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
very nice. what mufflers are those? the black ones. & how do they sound? seems quite random how the exhaust goes from dual to one then back into dual.
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RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
There are a few cat back kits that use a y-pipe adaptor, I would assume that they are more for looks then anything.
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RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
ORIGINAL: mustang232 very nice. what mufflers are those? the black ones. & how do they sound? seems quite random how the exhaust goes from dual to one then back into dual. i was thinking about cutting out the y and just having somebody custom fab me a divorced setup with the rear cats cut out, but im selling it for a mach 1, and dont want to put any more $ into it thats not just gas and oil changes... every time i worked on my car was a rainy day, so my car is dirty as hell in every picture....hah |
RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
great write-up man, i'm guessing it would of been harder to get tothe top bellhousingbolts with the trans still attached?
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RE: How to Replace your stock clutch Write-up
haha......uh YEA, tried, gave up, tightened the bellhousing back up and seperated the tranny from the bellhousing and did it like that. its funny that you ask
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